Weird File Format

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:30

Two very quick questions...

What program can I use to open a .ofv file? (internet provides no answer) and Why would some one use this file type over other more recognisable file types?

Cheers

Sharlaw · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:36

What is it supposed to be, a document, a picture? etc

I've used this before, when people have renamed file extensions without thinking and not remembered what they should have been.

http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx

Fonz-Valo · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:38

I think it could be the "appliance" format for virtualbox... I have to create Virtualbox images at work and i'm sure that's the file format it uses

edit: ignore me Virtualbox uses .ovf NOT .ofv

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:39

Sharlaw said:
What is it supposed to be, a document, a picture? etc

It is supposed to be a document (more specifically a tenancy agreement)... Might try re-naming it and see what happens

Sharlaw · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:39

Isn't that ovf?

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:41

Sharlaw said:
http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx

What using the analyse function it comes back with: Unknown file type 0% match

Fonz-Valo · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:41

Sharlaw said:
Isn't that ovf?

actually yeah you're right, I've just double checked it.

Have you tried opening the file in openoffice?

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:43

Fonz-Valo said:
Have you tried opening the file in openoffice?

No,

On my Mac (don't judge me

) it won't open with anything and on the work computer (XP) it won't open with anything (comes up with the weird text thing if opened with word/excell etc...)

whitecrook · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:47

use the 'file' command

i.e. file blah.ofv -- should tell you

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_(command)

Souleh · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:55

What happens if you try to open it with notepad?

A.N.Other · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:56

As above, try the file command and see what it says. You can also try giving it a few different extensions yourself (doc, docx, pdf, odf etc if you expect it to be a tenancy agreement). You can also open the file in text editor to see what it actually looks like inside - a lot of the time you'll be able to work out what it's meant to be from that and then re-name it appropriately.

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:57

Souleh said:
What happens if you try to open it with notepad?

Page after page of random characters...

Broken Hope · 23 Aug 2011 at 10:57

You need this viewer I believe.

http://www.oyezforms.co.uk/oyezview.asp

Number_25 · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:00

Office File Verification?

Hyburnate · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:01

Stands for Office File Validation

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:04

Broken Hope said:
You need this viewer I believe.

http://www.oyezforms.co.uk/oyezview.asp

You might be onto something here...

Will look into, cheers

sbi5ar · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:07

Opened it...

Turns out i needed Oyez Legal Forms Viewer

Thank you all (and Broken Hope especially)

A.N.Other · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:08

Next time ask them not to send it to you in a retarded format then, and un-install that rubbish.

// EDIT // That's the first result on Google for "ofv file extension"! I thought you'd looked

?

Broken Hope · 23 Aug 2011 at 11:13

The software allows them to export to PDF so no idea why whoever did the file didn't do that.